National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of National Energy Services Reunited shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 1,300,000 shares of NESR short. 1.59% of National Energy Services Reunited's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on National Energy Services Reunited's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. NESR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on National Energy Services Reunited's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.59% of National Energy Services Reunited's floating shares are currently sold short.

National Energy Services Reunited saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,300,000 shares, a decrease of 10.3% from the previous total of 1,450,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

National Energy Services Reunited currently has issued a total of 96,046,000 shares. Some of National Energy Services Reunited's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. National Energy Services Reunited currently has a public float of 81,560,000 shares.

1.59% of National Energy Services Reunited's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "petroleum and natural gas" compare to National Energy Services Reunited: Valaris Limited (21.54%), Sasol Limited (1.14%), Crescent Energy (10.59%), Transocean Ltd. (16.44%), Liberty Energy Inc. (6.28%), Sable Offshore Corp. (16.68%), Mach Natural Resources LP (2.23%), Aris Water Solutions, Inc. (9.84%), Dorchester Minerals, L.P. (0.91%), Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP (1.61%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.69 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.54 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.33 billion), Paramount Global ($2.10 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.03 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.67 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.60 billion), and Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NESR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from National Energy Services Reunited as its price is falling. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for National Energy Services Reunited occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of NESR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including NESR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2023.